Introduction
At Ahlawat Law Office (“we” or “Ahlawat Law Office”), we take the issue of privacy seriously. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes how we collect, process, transfer, or otherwise deal with personal information (“PI”) in the course of our relationship with users of our website, our digital initiatives including other websites, social media initiatives, and digital communications (“Digital Initiatives”).

Exceptions
This Policy does not cover our handling of PI as part of legal representation of clients (which are governed by professional ethics and client agreements), our dealings with PI of our employees (which are governed by our employment agreements and employment policies), or dealings with PI of our vendors and service providers (which are governed by our agreements with such parties).

Personal Information
“Personal information” as used in this Policy means data about or relating to a natural person who is directly or indirectly identifiable, having regard to any characteristic, trait, attribute, or any other feature of the identity of such natural person, or any combination of such features, or any combination of such features with any other information.

PI that We Collect
We collect various types of information based on the different ways in which we interact with you.

  1. Information Provided by You:
    • Basic contact information such as name, address, age, gender, organization, email address, photo identification, social media identifiers, and phone number when you contact us, sign up for updates, comment on our online or digital information, or register for our events.
    • Information about your role in your organization, designation, qualifications, bar council membership details, etc.
    • User account name and password if you sign up for an account with us.
    • Health information such as dietary restrictions and accessibility requirements in case of in-person interactions such as seminars.
    • Visual images or audio recordings during audio-visual events such as webinars or in-person seminars.
    • General information such as comments you may make, your preferences, etc.
  2. Information Collected Automatically:
    • Name, email address, username, social media identifiers, IP addresses, device and mobile advertising identifiers, device information (e.g., type of device, operating system, version, browser type), content you viewed, features you accessed, search terms you used, interaction details with our Digital Initiatives, geographical information derived from your IP address.
  3. Information from Other Sources:
    • Information such as name, address, telephone number, email address, social media identifiers, age, device and mobile advertising identifiers, professional qualifications, experience, past assignments and positions held, languages, and certifications collected from employees, business partners, clients, business and professional databases, internet, social media platforms, and publicly available sources.

Use of Personal Information
We use your personal information to:

  • Communicate with you, whether directly in response to your queries or through newsletters or other communications.
  • Troubleshoot and improve the quality of our Digital Initiatives.
  • Maintain our contacts database.
  • Manage online accounts, including technical, administrative, and security issues.
  • Understand how people use our services, including internal administration and data analytics, particularly regarding the success of our digital and other initiatives.

We may use anonymized, de-identified, or aggregated data for any purpose.

Transfer of PI
We will not sell your personal information. We will not share your personal information with anyone for their independent use.

We may share your personal information with:

  • Service providers providing legitimate services to us, such as administration support, communication support, IT support, audit, technical services, web hosting, analytics providers, etc. Such service providers will be bound to comply with terms similar to this Policy.
  • Competent authorities and courts when legally obligated under applicable laws.
  • As part of a business reorganization of Ahlawat Law Office and its affiliates or an acquisition of or by us.
  • Anonymized, de-identified, or aggregated data may be shared in any manner.

Online Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies and other online tracking technologies like web beacons and gifs, found in emails and mobile apps. These technologies are used to:

  • Improve your user experience and maintain the quality of communication.
  • Track your usage, remember your preferences, remember your information, and keep you logged in to our forums.
  • Engage in data analytics on the manner in which our Digital Initiatives are used.

Protection of PI
We use commercially reasonable measures (technical and physical means) to protect your PI in accordance with industry standards and applicable laws. We obtain written assurances from third parties to whom we transfer your PI that they will safeguard your PI in the same manner. However, no security measures are completely foolproof. Your PI will ordinarily be stored in India, but we may store such information in any other country where we have offices or in any country with a high standard of data privacy protection.

External Links
Our website may contain external links to other websites. Although we strive to include only quality, safe, and relevant external links, you are required to exercise caution before clicking on any external web links provided on our website. We disclaim all liability for any loss suffered by you from accessing those external links. Your use of such external links would be governed by the terms of use and the privacy policy of such external websites.

Legal Grounds
By accessing our website, using any of our digital services, or participating in any of our events, you consent to this Privacy Policy. You agree that our Privacy Policy and the manner in which we secure your personal information constitute “Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures” under Section 43A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. We reserve the right to make changes to and modify the terms of this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is valid under the laws of India.

Grievances
If you do not wish to receive communications from us, please click the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any of our communications to unsubscribe from our databases. This will not cover our legitimate business communications to you, such as communications as a client of the firm. If you have any grievances concerning our compliance with this Policy, please email us at webmaster@ahlawat.com. Please note that communications shared through this forum may not be confidential unless you are a client.